NEW BRUNSWICK — A jury deliberated about three hours today in New Brunswick and will return Thursday morning to continue trying to determine if Shamsddin Abdur-Raheem, who admitted he threw his infant daughter off the Alfred E. Driscoll Bridge on the Garden State Parkway into the Raritan River, is guilty of murder.

Jurors began their deliberations Tuesday afternoon, but had several questions, including requests for the readback of Abdur-Raheem's testimony and another witness, which was done this morning.

Abdur-Raheem is charged with the murder of Zara Malani-Lin Abdur-Raheem, who was thrown into the river on Feb. 16, 2010. Her remains were found two months later.

In addition to murder, he is charged with attempted murder of the infant's grandmother, Leno Benjamin, kidnapping, endangering the welfare of a child and several counts of aggravated assault.

Authorities said Abdur-Raheem forced his way into Benjamin's East Orange home, where the baby lived with her mother, Benjamin's daughter; struck the 60-year-old in the head, choked her, then fled with the infant.

He headed south on the Parkway and stopped on the Driscoll bridge, where he allegedly threw Zara from the front passenger window of the van he was driving, into the river, 140-feet below.

Afterward, he told his imam, his parents and police that he "put" his daughter into the water.